A history of the United States for Catholic schools . THE TAKING OF QUEBEC While in his boat on his way to attack Quebec Wolfe quotedfrom Grays Elegy:— The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. When he had finished he said: Gentlemen, I would ratherbe the author of that poem than to have the glory of beatingthe French tomorrow. INTER-COLONIAL WARS 145 Montcalm was buried in the chapel of the Ursuline the monument to Wolfe and Montcalm in Quebec arethese words: V
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . THE TAKING OF QUEBEC While in his boat on his way to attack Quebec Wolfe quotedfrom Grays Elegy:— The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. When he had finished he said: Gentlemen, I would ratherbe the author of that poem than to have the glory of beatingthe French tomorrow. INTER-COLONIAL WARS 145 Montcalm was buried in the chapel of the Ursuline the monument to Wolfe and Montcalm in Quebec arethese words: Valor gave a united death, History a unitedfame, Posterity a united monument. 208. Outcome of the War. The treaty of peace at Paris(1768) marked the close of the French and Indian War and. ^-<v, «S^-— u*^ ^*^ tUttJiU^ DEATH OF WOLFEFrom the painting l)y Benjamin West ended French claims and occupancy in North America. Bythis treaty: (a) France gave to England all the territory east of theMississippi except two islands south of Newfoundlandand to Spain all her territory west of the Mississippi;(h) Spain gave Florida to England in exchange for Cuba. The British possessions in America now extended from theGulf of Mexico to the Polar Sea and from the Mississippi Riverto the Atlantic Ocean. 209. Pontiacs War. Immediately after the war, the Indiansin the valley of the Great Lakes finally united under Pontiac 146 A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES against the English who lived near Detroit. The border settle-ments of Pennsylvania and Virginia were laid waste and hun-dreds of families were driven from their homes or fighting desperately for a time the Indians begged forpeace. Pontiac fled, but was killed by a Peorian Indian. Thisended the war. 210. Effects of
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